Crate or packing-case.



C. L. KELLY.

CRATE 0R PACKING CASE.

' APPLICATION FILED NOV. 5. 1914. 1,182,570.

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C. L. KELLY.

CRATE 0R PACKING CASE.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 5, 1914.

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To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES L. KELLY, a citizen ofv the United States ofAmerica, residing at Grand Rapids, in the county of Kent and State ofMichigan, have invented certain. new and useful Improvements in Cratesor Packing-Cases; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full,clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame.

This invention relates to a construction for shipping vessels. I

It is the object and purpose of this invention to construct a device ofthis character which may be built fromowaste material in anexceptionally strong and durablemanner and which can be made verycheaply.

It is a further object of the invention to construct the vessel ofseparate parts which are bound and held together by a single means, theattachment of which to said parts will hold them all in rigidrelation. s

It is also purposed in this invention to provide a wire bound shippingvessel which shall be of especial value in making longdistance shipmentsfor instance,to foreign countries in which a wire bindin of the shippingvessel must practically a ways be used to insure the partsof the crateho To these ends I have made the invention embodied in the constructionillustrated in the accompanyingdrawings, in which;

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the shipping vessel with the topremoved. -F1g. 2'

is a similar View of one end of a shipping vessel having a slightlymodified construction. Fig. 3 is a vertical longitudinal section of theshipping vessel showing one type of top or closure therefor. Fig 4 1s aView similar to Fig. 3 but illustrating a modified closure for useespecially with crates or vessels containing cans.

Similar reference characters refer to similar parts throughout theseveral views of the drawings.

In the construction of the shipping vessel as illustrated in Fig. 1there are provided two open rectangular frames consisting of sidemembers 1, connected by end members 2, said frames being disposed oneabove the other and the members thereof in the lower frame grooved inthe upper side while the members forming the upper frame are grooved inthe lower sides as indicated at 3.

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- frames through which the upper and lower ends of the stays 5 project.These ends are then turned and clenched as indicated at 7 being embeddedin the frame members there- Patented May 9, 1916.

Application filed November 5, 1914. Serial No. 870,482.

by fastening all the parts forming the sides and ends of the vesselsecurely together, the stays securing the parts from vertical movementwith respect to each other while the horizontal wires 6 bind the sidesand ends tightly together. In the construction shown 1n F1g. 1 each endof the vessel isbound and tied. together in this manner though it isapparent that the wire members 6 may extend entirely around the vesselif desired. A bottom 8 is shown as inserted between the sides and endsof the vessel, the-sides and ends of the bottom resting on the members land 2 of the lower frame. If desired, the corners of the frames may bereinforced by metal plates 9, it being designed in such case, that theends of the stays 5 shall pass through said plates and be turned againstY I may bepassed through the side members 1,

of the bottom frame intothe ends of the cleats. in Fig. 3 comprises athin section of material 11 similar to the bottom member 8 havingfastened thereto on the upper side cleats 12 similar to cleats 10. Thisclosure,as will be observed, fits within the confines of' the upperframe, the part 11 having dimensions substantially equal to the innermeasurements of said frame while the cleats 12 have a thickness equal tothe thickness of members 1 and 2 of the frame less the thickness of themember 11, the upper sides of the cleats in such case lying flush withthe upper surface of the frame members 1 and 2. It will be observed fromthis construction that the vessel has a smooth interior with- Theclosure for the vessel as shown out obstructions of any kind which isafeature of great value in devices of this character.-

In Fig. 4 a slight modification of the closure will be observed, suchclosure being used when cans are to be inclosed within the shippingvessel. The closure in such instance has a thin section 11 to which thecleats 12 are connected in the usual manner and the width of the portion11 is such that it will go between the side members 1 of the upper framewhile the length thereof is greater than the distance between the endmembers 2 of said frame. In placing this closure in position, one endthereof is'inserted under one of the end members 2 of the upper frame,the other end is then brought down just passing within the inner edge ofthe opposite end member 2 after which the closure may be moved so thateach end thereof willbe inserted a, short distance under each of themembers 2 of the upper frame bearing directly against the tops of thecans. Nails may be inserted through the side members 1 into the ends ofthe cleats 12 for holding the closure in place.

Various other modifications in detail may be resorted to withoutdeparting from the invention. The appended claims fully debers,vertically positioned sections of thin material having the ends thereofloosely fine the invention and all modifications in structure fallingwithin the scope of said claims are'to be considered as comprehendedwithin the invention.

I claim i 1. In .a shipping vessel, upper and lower open frames withgrooves formed in the un dersides of the upper frame members and.

in the upper sidesof the lower frame memseated in said grooves, a wireconstruction comprising vertical stays and horizontal binding wiresconnected to the stays at crossing'points of said stays and wireslocated around the outside of each end of the vessel between the frames,said stays passing through the members of said frames and having theirfree ends clenched against the upper and lower sides of the upper andlower frame members, respectively and a bottom located adjacent thelower frame and covering the portions of said frame within the sides andends of the vessel.

2. In a shipping vessel, upper andlower open frames having verticalsections of thin material located therebetween, an open wireconstruction includlng vertical and horizontal members welded togetherat their crossing points located between the frames on the outside ofthe vessel around each end thereof, said vertical wires passing throughthe frame members and having ends clenched against the upper and lowersides of said upper-and lower frame members re spectively, and a bottomincluding a horizontal element resting on and covering the parts of saidframe within the sides and ends of the vessel with cleats connected tosaid horizontal member on the lower side lying between the lower framemembers and secured thereto at their ends.

3. In a shipping vessel, upper and lower frames grooved on their lowerand upper sides respectively, thin vertical sections seat ed at the endsin the grooves to form sides and ends of the vessel, an open wireconstruction including vertical and horizontal the vertical sides andends, transverse cleats secured on the underside of the horizontalmember lying between the'side frame members of the lower frame and aclosure for the top of the vessel having a horizontal member of lesssize than that of the bottom adapting it to be applied to the vesselwithin the limits of inside dimensions of the upper frame, and similarlyprovided with transverse cleats, said cleats being secured to the sideframe members of the frames.

Intestimony whereof I'afiix my signature

